मधुरं मधुरं वपुरस्य विभो-
र्मधुरं मधुरं वदनं मधुरम् ।
मधुगन्धि मृदुस्मितमेतदहो
मधुरं मधुरं मधुरं मधुरम् ॥
madhuraṁ madhuraṁ vapur asya vibhor
madhuraṁ madhuraṁ vadanaṁ madhuram |
madhu-gandhi mṛdu-smitam etad aho
madhuraṁ madhuraṁ madhuraṁ madhuram ||
(Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta: 92; cited in Caitanya-caritṁṛta: 2.21.136)
“Sweet, sweet
Is this Vibhu’s [i.e., all-pervading Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s] figure.
Sweet, sweet, sweet
Is his face.
Aho!
This gentle, honey-scented smile [of his]
Is sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet.”